William Rufus Day
William Rufus Day (1849-1923) was an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court of the United States. He was nominated to the court by President Theodore Roosevelt on February 19, 1903. He served until his retirement on November 13, 1922. Prior to joining the court, Day was a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit.[1]
Day was one of three justices nominated to the Supreme Court by President Roosevelt. He served during The Fuller Court, The White Court and The Taft Court.[2]
Education
Day received his undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan in 1870. He received his legal education by reading law.[1]
Professional career
- 1922-1923: Umpire, Mixed Claims Commission to Adjudicate War Claims against Germany
- 1899: Attorney in private practice, Canton, Ohio
- 1898-1899: Chairman, U.S. delegation to Paris Peace Conference with Spain
- 1898: United States Secretary of State
- 1897-1898: Assistant U.S. Secretary of State
- 1889: Recess appointment to U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio (declined)
- 1886-1887: Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Ninth Judicial Circuit, Ohio
- 1872-1897:Attorney in private practice, Canton, Ohio[1]
Federal judicial career
Supreme Court
Day was nominated by President Theodore Roosevelt on February 19, 1903, to replace Justice George Shiras. He was confirmed by the Senate on February 23, 1903, and received commission that same day. Day retired on November 13, 1922.[1]
Sixth Circuit
Day was previously a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit. He was nominated by President William McKinley on February 25, 1899, to a new seat created by 30 Stat. 803. He was confirmed by the Senate on February 28, 1899, and received commission that same day. Day served on this court until February 23, 1903.[1]
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| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA - new seat |
Circuit Courts for the Sixth Circuit 1899–1903 |
Succeeded by: John Kelvey Richards |
| Preceded by: NA - new seat |
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals 1899–1903 |
Succeeded by: John Kelvey Richards |
| Preceded by: George Shiras |
Supreme Court 1903–1922 |
Succeeded by: Pierce Butler
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| 1897 | |||
| 1898 | |||
| 1899 |
Barnard • Clabaugh • Day • Evans • Fischer • Gray • Grosscup • Hook • Howell • Kohlsaat • McPherson • Shelby | ||
| 1900 |
Boyd • De Vries • Hazel • McPherson • Severens • Trieber • Wanty | ||
| 1901 |
Adams • Anderson • Archbald • Cochran • Humphrey • Keller • Wing | ||
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| 1902 |
Anderson • Burns • Coxe • Gould • Hale • Holmes • Platt • Ray • Townsend • Waite | ||
| 1903 |
Clabaugh • Day • Hay • Holt • Hook • McClelland • Morris • Pollock • Pritchard • Richards • Van Devanter • Daniel Wright • Francis Wright | ||
| 1904 |
Duell • Holland • Hunt • Lanning • Reed • Shepard • Stafford | ||
| 1905 |
Adams • Atkinson • Barney • Bethea • Booth • Cross • Dayton • Dodge • Finkelnburg • Kohlsaat • Landis • Lowell • McCall • McComas • Quarles • Sanborn • Seaman • Tayler • Whitson • Wolverton • Wright | ||
| 1906 |
Buffington • Chatfield • Ewing • Farrington • Hough • Knappen • Lewis • Martin • Moody • Peelle • Robb | ||
| 1907 |
Campbell • Cotteral • Dietrich • Dyer • Hundley • Munger • Noyes Saunders • Sheppard • Van Fleet • Van Orsdel • Ward | ||
| 1908 |
Chamberlain • Purdy • Sanford • Sater • Young | ||
| 1909 | |||
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| Active justices |
Chief justice: Roberts | ||
| Senior justices | |||
| Former chief justices |
Burger • Chase • Ellsworth • Fuller • Hughes • Jay • Marshall • Rehnquist • Rutledge • Stone • Taft • Taney • Vinson • Waite • Warren • White | ||
| Former associate justices |
Baldwin • Barbour • Black • Blackmun • Blair • Blatchford • Bradley • Brandeis • Brennan • Brewer • Brown • Burton • Butler • Byrnes • Campbell • Cardozo • Catron • Chase • Clark • Clarke • Clifford • Curtis • Cushing • Daniel • Davis • Day • Douglas • Duvall • Field • Fortas • Frankfurter • Ginsburg • Goldberg • Gray • Grier • Harlan I • Harlan II • Holmes • Hunt • Iredell • H. Jackson • R. Jackson • T. Johnson • W. Johnson, Jr. • J. Lamar • L. Lamar • Livingston • Lurton • Marshall • Matthews • McKenna • McKinley • McLean • McReynolds • Miller • Minton • Moody • Moore • Murphy • Nelson • Paterson • Peckham • Pitney • Powell • Reed • Roberts • W. Rutledge • Sanford • Scalia • Shiras • Stevens • Stewart • Story • Strong • Sutherland • Swayne • Thompson • Todd • Trimble • Van Devanter • Washington • Wayne • B. White • Whittaker • Wilson • Woodbury • Woods | ||
